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southward

[ US /ˈsaʊθwɝd/ ]
[ UK /sˈa‍ʊθwəd/ ]
ADVERB
  1. toward the south
    the ship turned southerly
NOUN
  1. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
ADJECTIVE
  1. moving toward the south
    a southbound train

How To Use southward In A Sentence

  • On Tuesday the frontal rain in the north is likely to slide southwards, drawing down colder air for a time over northern and eastern parts. Times, Sunday Times
  • After we had lost all steerage way we were swept bodily southwards by the inblowing winds towards the cyclone's centre.
  • But the high pressure that delivered the spring weather is slipping southwards and the jet stream has reappeared over the UK. Times, Sunday Times
  • The heavy-coated and mufflered man was walking quickly southward; he waved his umbrella to a passing cab, which, however, did not pull up. The Town Traveller
  • A comparison of Colombian tobacco imports with US tobacco exports reveals just how many contraband cigarettes were being shipped southward from the United States.
  • After a period of time in Ternate, she left and sailed southward of the Celebes where they stopped at an island and graved the ship for 26 days.
  • As long as the Germans held Caen, they denied access to the plain stretching southwards for just over 30 km.
  • The surge travelled southwards along the coast.
  • Once again, the Americans had essentially reassumed control of the airfield by operating the air traffic control system that extended southward from Thule to Newfoundland.
  • As the VC were driven southward, they moved toward the crow's-foot in Kim Son valley. Chickenhawk
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